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University of Delaware

Newark, DE · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · UD

Public institution in Newark, DE · 18,812 undergraduates · 65% acceptance rate · $72,950 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$16,931819th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$16,080995th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$39,7201,598th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,347909th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,5721,198th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$72,950231st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,846267th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
78.8%238th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
90.1%237th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
65.1%496th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1297198th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
18,812128th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.7%1,890th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 30 mi (PHL)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 88 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$81,333—
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$72,413$70,176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$71,288$68,698
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,168$66,401
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$69,596$67,101
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$65,970$62,491
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,791$63,005
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,429$62,632
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,088$60,523
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$61,747$60,552
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$59,042$59,986
Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$57,544$55,512

Campus facts

Athletics — 15 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $16,729,180 (M $8,359,809 · W $8,369,371)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Delaware’s 18,812 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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